01. Responsio - Introit (03:47)
02. Responsio - Kyrie (05:59)
03.Responsio - Response one (02:02)
04. Responsio - Gloria (06:12)
05. Responsio - Response two (01:41)
06. Responsio - Credo (08:20)
07. Responsio - Offertorium, Ave Maria (03:11)
08. Responsio - Sanctus (05:17)
09. Responsio - Response three (01:51)
10. Responsio - Agnus Dei (03:53)
11. Responsio - Response four, Ave Verum Corpus (04:53)
12. Responsio - Ite Missa Est

In Responsio Peter-Anthony Togni reflects, comments, refutes, challenges and embellishes the bare medieval voice of Guillaume de Machaut and his medieval masterpiece the Messe de Nostre Dame. - scored for solo bass clarinet and vocal quartet - with a.o. tenors John Potter (past member of the Hilliard ensemble) and Charles Daniels (famous for his work with the Kings Consort and his extensive discography) THE MUSIC In Responsio Peter-Anthony Togni reflects, comments, refutes, challenges and embellishes the bare medieval voice of Guillaume de Machaut and his medieval masterpiece the Messe de Nostre Dame. Responsio is scored for solo bass clarinet and vocal quartet, and includes the entire Messe de Nostre Dame within the fabric of a 55 minute work. Juxtaposing bursts of bass clarinet improvisation against through composed choral material, Responsio casts the role of the bass clarinettist into that of a time traveller, bringing forward Machaut's beautiful 14th creation into the heart of the 21st century. Along with the wide ranging creative expression of bass clarinetist Jeff Reilly, Responsio draws upon the full resources of 4 singers that are among the very best in the world. The British tenors John Potter (past member of the Hilliard ensemble, and one of the singers in the very successful Officium project on ECM records) and Charles Daniels (famous for his work with the Kings Consort and his extensive discography) along with Canadians Suzie LeBlanc (one of Canada's most celebrated sopranos, equally at home in early and contemporary music) and Andrea Ludwig (a true rising star in opera and contemporary concert performance) gives this project a very special weight.

ARTIST BACKGROUND Jeff Reilly has been praised internationally for his innovative, exploratory andmasterful performances on the bass clarinet. An improviser as well as a skilled interpreter, the emotional beauty of his performance style blurs any simple distinctions between the improvised and the written, and reminds us that such distinctions are moot. As a soloist he has appeared on ECMrecords, ATMA Classique, and Warner Classics. He has performed in concert halls around the world Shanghai, London, New York, Moscow, Riga, Paris and more. A music producer, composer and conductor as well as a bass clarinetist, he has produced a catalog of CD's that are released on NAXOS, CBC Records, Tafelmusik Media andWarner Classics. He has produced a series of award winning radio documentaries for the CBC program "Ideas" and is the resident conductor of the Halifax, NS based Upstream Orchestra specializing in "conduction", or conducted improvisation. He leads workshops in improvisation, ensemble performance and composition andmaintains a career as amusic producer for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.